Q1. What is the cause of a muck fire? A1. When a storm comes in, lightning strikes the ground. Sometimes this lightning strikes the ground where there is burnable material. Usually, it burns above ground. But, sometimes it ignites underground and then you have a muck fire.
Q2. How does the fire burn underground? A2. Because muck fires begin in places with lots of burnable material, it is easy for them to keep on moving. Decaying organic matter is one of the major reasons why the fire keeps burning. Sometimes, muck fires burn in dried up swamps and they can be devastating because there is so much to burn.
Q3. How can firefighters end the fires?
Firefighters spray water onto a muck fires hot spot.
A3. There isn't an easy way to put out a muck fire. Firefighter burn around the muck fire to keep it from burning above ground. The only other thing that firefighters do, is they spray the hottest parts to keep it from getting worse.
Q4: What are the effects of a muck fire?
A4: Muck fires can devastate large areas of land. They cause lots of smoke and force people to stay inside. They also let off so much heat, people can get severe burn standing over them. Some muck fires burn for so long that it turns flatlands into lakes.
Q5: How hot can muck fires get?
A5: Muck fires have reached temperatures of 500 degrees. That is so hot, it burns dirt.
Q1. What is the cause of a muck fire?A1. When a storm comes in, lightning strikes the ground. Sometimes this lightning strikes the ground where there is burnable material. Usually, it burns above ground. But, sometimes it ignites underground and then you have a muck fire.
Q2. How does the fire burn underground?
A2. Because muck fires begin in places with lots of burnable material, it is easy for them to keep on moving. Decaying organic matter is one of the major reasons why the fire keeps burning. Sometimes, muck fires burn in dried up swamps and they can be devastating because there is so much to burn.
Q3. How can firefighters end the fires?
A3. There isn't an easy way to put out a muck fire. Firefighter burn around the muck fire to keep it from burning above ground. The only other thing that firefighters do, is they spray the hottest parts to keep it from getting worse.
Q4: What are the effects of a muck fire?
A4: Muck fires can devastate large areas of land. They cause lots of smoke and force people to stay inside. They also let off so much heat, people can get severe burn standing over them. Some muck fires burn for so long that it turns flatlands into lakes.
Q5: How hot can muck fires get?
A5: Muck fires have reached temperatures of 500 degrees. That is so hot, it burns dirt.
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